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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0272   CAS 0370-0272; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Tesuque Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name Catherine Vigil (died 1955)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base and tall, slightly rounded sides and slightly inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip and are highly burnished, including the base; Jar is undecorated and unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 6.2, Max Diam = 7.9